Pride Month 2006

Be Proud, Be You:Celebrating Our Identities
Brown University Pride Month 2006

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Wednesday, April 5th

PRIDE MONTH CONVOCATION

“Be Proud, Be You: A Discussion with a Trans Activist”

James Halleman - lecture and discussion

7:30pm, Smith-Buonanno 106

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Thursday, April 6th

LATINO HERITAGE MONTH CONVOCATION

“Multicultural Organizing: Coming Together, Crossing Boundaries, Respecting Differences, What Unites Us and What Divides Us”

Juanita Diaz-Cotto - lecture and discussion

7:00pm, Salomon 001

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Friday, April 7th

“Trans Inclusion within Traditional Feminism”

Simon Strikeback - lecture and discussion

Out for Lunch Series

12:00pm – 1:00pm, LGBTQ Resource Center (323 Faunce)

Bring your lunch - snacks and drinks provided.

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Tuesday, April 11th

A Night of Indie Folk

Judith Avers and Katie Sawicki - musical performance

8:00pm, Hourglass Café, Faunce House

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Wednesday, April 12th

“How Do Race & Sexuality Collide?”

Pan-Asian Queers: Confidential Support and Discussion Group

8:00pm, Third World Center Informal Lounge

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Monday, April 17th

“Crip Eye for the Normate Guy: Queer Theory and the Disciplining of Disability Studies”

Professor Robert McRuer, George Washington University - lecture and discussion

4:00pm, Smith-Buonanno 106

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Monday, April 17th

“Hinenini; Coming Out in a Jewish High School” (Film Screening)

7:30pm, List 110

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Tuesday, April 18th

“Womb-Words, Thirsting”

Lenelle Moïse - Performance

8:30pm, Hourglass Café, Faunce House

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Thursday, April 20th

Out for Lunch Series, Topic TBA - lecture and discussion

12:00pm – 1:00pm, LGBTQ Resource Center (323 Faunce)

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Friday, April 21st

“An Irrevocable Promise: Creating The Story Xicana”

Cherríe Moraga - lecture and discussion

4:00pm, Stuart Theatre

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Saturday, April 22nd

Writing Workshop with Cherríe Moraga

11:00am – 2:00pm

For information, email Patricia_Ybarra@Brown.edu

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Tuesday, April 25th

“How Can You Be a Lesbian? – You're Jewish!”

Lesléa Newman - A Reading of Her Work

6:30pm Dinner, 7:30pm Reading

Brown Hillel, 80 Brown Street

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Wednesday, April 26th

Writing Workshop with Lesléa Newman

1:00pm, Brown Hillel, 80 Brown Street

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Thursday, April 27th

Queer Yiddish Workshop

Discussion

8:00-9:30 p.m., LGBTQ Resource Center, 321 Faunce House

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Friday, April 28th

Road To Hope Tour: “Does HIV Look Like Me?”

Panel Discussion with Hope's Voice

6:00pm, Smith-Buonanno 106

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Saturday, April 29th

Brown-RISD Drag Show

Annual Drag Cabaret Extravaganza!

8:00pm, RISD Dining Hall (The Met)

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The Pride Month 2006 Coordinators would like to thank:

President Ruth Simmons

Brenda Allen, Associate Provost and Director of Institutional Diversity

Paul Armstrong, Dean of the College

Dean Margaret Klawunn, Office of Student Life

Catherine Axe, Director of Disability Support Services

Gail Cohee, Director of the Sarah Doyle Women's Center

Rebecca Russo and Rabbi Serena Eisenberg at Brown Hillel

Amanda Lehtinen '08 and Rocio Hernandez '08, Latino Heritage Month Coordinators

Karen McLaurin-Chesson, Director of the Third World Center

Patricia Ybarra, Associate Professor, Department of Theatre, Speech and Dance

Department of American Civilization

Hewlitt Visiting Scholars Program

Center of the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America

Creative Arts Council

Mellon Undergraduate Fellowship Program

John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities

Donna Hustler, Student Activities Office

Gianna Giancarlo '08, Graphic Designer

Terrance Gong '07

Sarah Bowman '06

Shayn Smulyan, Graduate Student

The Brown Queer Alliance

The Undergraduate Finance Board

LGBTQ Resource Center Home Page

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